HEALTHY SMOOTHIE RECIPES | 5 smoothies for weight loss

Hi everyone, welcome back to my channel. Super excited to have you here today because we are making five slimming smoothie recipes. These smoothie recipes are perfect for summer. There is something for everybody to choose from and I know you guys are going to love them. So last week I shared three of my favorite smoothie bowl recipes. I will link that video up in this corner so you can go check that out if you're interested. But in that video I talked about my upcoming smoothie cleanse. I ran this cleanse about a month ago. We had over 2,000 people sign up. Everybody loved it. And so we are doing another round next week. I am using the smoothie recipes in this video as part of the cleanse. So if you want to join us, it's a really fun community cleanse. It's just five days long. We're incorporating two smoothies into our day and one whole food based like full meal recipe. And the food is amazing. You're going to feel great. You're nourishing your body with plant-based foods, tons of fruits and vegetables and it tastes delicious. So if you want to join us for the smoothie cleanse, I would love to have you. I will put a link in the description box of this video that will take you over to the signup page. And when you sign up, you'll automatically get access to the whole smoothie cleanse booklet, which includes the five recipes that we're talking about in today's video. So there's tons of information in there and I would love, love, love if you guys would join us. So before we dive into the recipes, I want to just quickly talk to you about what I believe constitutes as a slimming smoothie. For me, smoothies in general are slimming foods because they are really easy on your system. They're easy to digest. Your stomach doesn't have to go through that whole digestion process of breaking down whole foods. Smoothies are already blended up, so they're really easy on your system, which also makes them kind of anti-bloat and helps keep your tummy flatter. But there are specific things I think that you can include in your smoothies that will make them even better for your system and help you bloat even less. So there are three things I think that make up a slimming smoothie and all of these recipes include all three. So they are a healthy fat, a hydrating fruit or vegetable, and also some form of plant-based protein. So all of these recipes include all three of those aspects and I really think you guys are going to love these recipes. So let's just go ahead and dive into the video. So the first smoothie recipe we're going to make is the watermelon cooler and the ingredients we're going to use are fresh watermelon, fresh cucumber, fresh basil, chia seeds, lime juice, and coconut butter. And we're just going to add everything into our blender jar. The hydration we're getting from the cucumber and the watermelon, the healthy fats and protein we're getting from the chia seeds. And we're also getting some healthy fat from the coconut butter. And this actually doesn't need water or any liquid to blend up as it is. If you want to get it colder, you can add ice and blend it up with some water or almond milk, but basically just blend it up until it's nice and smooth. And then you can transfer it into your glass. And this is a great one for summer. It's really light. It's flavorful. It's fresh and it tastes awesome. The next recipe we're going to make is my lemon blueberry smoothie. The ingredients we're going to use for this one are frozen cauliflower, frozen blueberries, almond butter, flaxseed meal, and lemon juice. And again, you're just going to add everything into your blender jar. The hydration we're getting from the cauliflower and blueberries, protein and healthy fats. We're getting both from the almond butter as well as the flaxseed meal. And then I blended this up with water, but it also works really well with coconut water or almond milk. And you can just blend it on high until it's smooth and creamy. It's really thick and it's so delicious. It also makes a great smoothie bowl. I recommend topping it with lemon zest, coconut flakes, and cacao nibs. It's by far my favorite. And this one again is really high in antioxidants. It's great for digestion and it tastes awesome. For our third smoothie recipe, we are making the chocolate cherry pie smoothie. And the ingredients we're going to use for this recipe are frozen cherries, cucumber, spinach, hemp seeds or hemp hearts, cacao powder, cashew butter, cinnamon. And again, you're just going to add everything into your blender jar. The hydration we're getting from the cucumber as well as the cherries. We're getting plant-based protein and healthy fats from the hemp seeds. And we're also getting healthy fats from the cashew butter. And then I like to blend this up with almond milk, but you could use chocolate almond milk too. It's also delicious with that. And then you're just going to blend this up until it's totally smooth and creamy. Mine was still a little chunky. My cucumbers didn't totally blend, but that's okay because they'll just drop to the bottom and you won't drink any chunks. So don't worry about that. But this one tastes like dessert. It's really chocolatey, creamy, and so tasty. Our next smoothie recipe is the peanut butter and green smoothie. This is arguably my favorite, and I think you guys are going to love it too. The ingredients we're going to use are spinach, fresh or frozen zucchini, frozen banana, peanut butter, and quinoa flakes or cooked quinoa. And you can just go ahead and add everything into your blender. We're getting the hydration from the zucchini, the healthy fats and a little bit of protein from the peanut butter as well as the quinoa flakes. And then I like to blend this up with almond milk, but again, you could use any kind of liquid that you like. It's also really good with coconut water and then just pop it on your blender and then just blend it up until it's nice and smooth. The banana makes it really creamy and thick and this one tastes so good. It's really peanut buttery and you guys are going to love it. And last but not least, we are making a creamy apple pie smoothie. The ingredients we're going to use are frozen apples, which I chopped up and tossed in my freezer, rolled oats, almond butter, cinnamon, and nutmeg. And you can just add everything again into the blender jar. We're getting the hydration from the apples because they're high in water content. We're getting healthy fats and protein from the almond butter and we're getting wonderful flavor from the spices. And then I like to blend this up with unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you could again use any type of liquid that you want. It's also really good with oat milk, but water also works too, if you don't have any of those on hand. And then you can just blend it up until it's totally smooth and creamy. Make sure all of those oats are nice and blended. And while this is more of an autumn inspired recipe, it's so delicious. It's such a great way to start the day. It tastes like a slice of apple pie and it's really refreshing. And there you have it, my friends. That is how to make five slimming smoothie recipes. I would love for you to comment in the comment box below and let me know which one you're most excited to try. I have a personal favorite, but I'm not going to share which one it is because I want you guys to just tell me which one you are most excited to try. Again, I want to just quickly invite you to join our five day smoothie cleanse, which starts next week. If you want to join, it's absolutely free. No payment, no commitment necessary. You can just click the link that's in the description box below that will take you over to the sign up page. When you sign up, you will get instant access to our smoothie kit bundle. And that includes the recipes. It includes a sample meal plan, includes some tips for detoxification as well as some full whole food plant based meals for you to incorporate into your cleanse. So again, this is a really fun community cleanse. It was amazing. We did it a month ago. It was so much fun and I would love to have you join us. Other than that, if you guys haven't subscribed to the channel already, you can do so by clicking the red subscribe button that is right below this video. I would also love for you to give this a thumbs up if you enjoyed it. And other than that, I hope you have a really great rest of your week and I will see you on Friday. Bye guys.